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Gurugram: Bengali woman arrested after video cooking beef
Gurugram: Gurugram Police has arrested a woman after she uploaded a video in which she claimed to have cooked beef for West Bengal’s new chief minister, police said on Wednesday, June 3.…
- Kashmir
Srinagar airport to be shut for fortnight from Oct 1 for maintenance
Srinagar: The Srinagar International Airport will suspend all flight operations for 15 days starting October 1 to undergo crucial runway maintenance and repair work, officials said on Tuesday, June 2. The two-week…
- Hyderabad
Cybercrime police bust inter-state fraud racket, over Rs 77 lakh recovered
Hyderabad: Cyberabad Cybercrime police busted an organised inter-state online fraud racket and apprehended six accused involved in vishing, SIM manipulation, One-Time Password (OTP) diversion, and fraudulent online banking transactions. The accused individuals…
- India
‘Fake signature’ row case: CID serves second summons to Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata: CID sleuths visited TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee’s residence on Monday evening for the second time in just over 48 hours in connection with a signature forgery case and served him another…
- India
West Bengal cabinet expansion today; 35 Ministers to take oath
Kolkata: The 35 members of the extended cabinet in West Bengal will take the oath as ministers at Lok Bhavan in Kolkata at 11 AM on Monday, June 1. Governor RN Ravi…
- Kolkata
Attack on Abhishek Banerjee shows public rage against TMC, says minister
Kolkata: West Bengal minister Agnimitra Paul on Sunday said her party, the BJP, does not support the attack on Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, but described the incident as a reflection of…
- India
TMC claims BJP workers part of ‘planned’ mob attack on Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday, May 31, alleged the attack on its leader Abhishek Banerjee in West Bengal’s Sonarpur was “planned and Bharatiya Janata Party-sponsored,” and not a spontaneous expression…
- Kolkata
Another TMC MP injured in Bengal a day after attack on Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee said he suffered head injuries after being mobbed in front of a police station he visited in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Sunday, May 31,…
- Kolkata
Mamata pressured private hospital to admit Abhishek Banerjee: BJP
Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday, May 31, alleged that Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee had pressured a private hospital to get her nephew and party leader Abhishek Banerjee…
- India
India’s vultures are coming back, one tiger reserve at a time
Mumbai: Two decades after toxic veterinary drugs cleared India’s skies of its ultimate scavengers, vultures are making a comeback with more than 700 birds bred in captivity and phased wild-release programmes turning…
- India
61 hate crimes in April: A month of bulldozers, boycotts and deleted voters
Hyderabad: Siasat.com recorded 61 hate crimes across India in April – 49 targeting Muslims, 10 against Dalits and two against Christians. The numbers are consistent with the steady religious and caste-motivated violence that has…
- India
Abhishek Banerjee called ‘Bangladeshi,’ attacked with stones, eggs; Mamata fumes
Kolkata: All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was roughed up on Saturday, May 30, allegedly by locals, when he visited West Bengal’s Sonarpur area to meet families of…
- India
11 holding centres set up in Bengal, 335 suspected ‘infiltrators’ lodged
Kolkata: As part of its “detect, delete and deport” policy, the West Bengal government has so far set up 11 holding centres for suspected illegal immigrants, and 335 detainees are currently being…
- Hate Crime
Kolkata municipality serves demolition notices two days before Bakrid
Kolkata: With only two days for Bakrid, residents of Tiljala-Topsia neighbourhood in West Bengal’s capital city woke up to demolition notices pasted on their doors from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), declaring…
- India
SC notice to Centre on plea seeking ban on child employment in orchestras, spas
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, May 25, sought responses from the Centre, child rights body NCPCR, and the NHRC on a PIL seeking an absolute ban on the employment of…